Question

a shop keeper sold 1/6 of a tin of biscuits to mrs mary and 1/3 of the rest to mrs jones. if mrs jones paid 4k more than mrs mary, how much was the whole tin of biscuits worth?

Answer 1

Answer:

36000

Step-by-step explanation:

let cost of a tin of biscuits be, t

let the cost mrs mary paid be, x

so mrs mary equation be like

(t/6)=x

and mr jones equation is

[t-(t/6)]*(1/3)=x+4000

solve the equation and get your answer